Bayburt Castle and the mountain landscape seen from its walls.
Bayburt is an inland city on the Çoruh River, with a historic identity linked to its castle, trade routes and local culture. Its valleys, pastures and uplands create a geographical character distinct from the humid Black Sea coast...
İspir and its surrounding valley.
İspir and Pazaryolu reveal a different side of Erzurum province: agricultural valleys enclosed by mountains and plateaux, with links to the Black Sea through Rize. Cold winters and broad plains tell only part of the story here. Differences in altitude between...